THEATRE CABARET
i CABARET
Cabaret is listed by date. then by city. Shows will be listed. provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Cabaret Listings compiled by Mark Fisher.
FRIDAY 28
Glasgow
I Troupetellas'l‘hird Eye Centre. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 8pm. £3. Exciting double-bill of last years So You Think Your Funny winners. The Three Men Trio Brothers Troupe. and Halfway To Paradise star. Bruce Morton. In addition to their regular acts. all four are performing a gangster movie pastiche called 'l‘mupe/ellus. Recommended. See preview.
Edinburgh
I The Counting House L'pstairs. 312 West Nicolson Street. 662 0781. Restaurant open all day. serving until 9.30pm —diners
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' well as some familiar numbers and the ' poetry of Dorothy Parker.
1 of Montreal's Just For Laughs festival.
tickets. Barlieensed until 1am. Cabaretat lllpm. £4.50 (£3.50). Brilliant left-wing comedian Mark Steel has a penchant to
talk all night once he's got going. soexpect value for money in his one-man show tonight and tomorrow. He's a fine mimic. astute commentator and is very funny. See him now and avoid the queues when he returns in the Edinburgh Fringe.
SATURDAY 29 Glasgow '
I The Comic Club Blackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 9pm. £4.50(£3.50). Baroan 8.30pm—midnight. More stand-up fun from the Funny Farm and beyond.
I An Evening With . . . Third Eye Centre. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 7.30pm. £3. Take Two productions presents a revue of original sketches and songs as
Edinburgh
I The Counting House Upstairs. 32. 2 West Nicolson Street. 662 0781. Restaurant open all day. serving until 9.30pm — diners can claim £1 reduction on theircabaret tickets. Bar licensed until lam. Cabaret at 10pm. £4.50 (£3.50). See Fri28.
FRIDAY 5 ' Edinburgh
I The Counting House Upstairs. 322 West Nicolson Street. 662 0781. Restaurant
: open all day. serving until 9.30pm —dincrs
can claim £1 reduction on theircabaret
- tickets. Bar licensed until 1am. Cabaretat
10pm. £4.50 (£3.50). Dead-pan drollery
from Jo Brand. an increasingly familiar face on TV. who has decided to give the
Edinburgh Fringe askipthis yearinfavour
Jo Brand at the Counting House
Catch her now with local support act Jill Peacock with her Junk Poetry.
SATURDAY 6
Glasgow
I The Comic Club Blackfriars. 45 Albion
; Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 9pm.
E £4.50(£3.50). Baroan
8.30pm-midnight. Weekly dose ofWest ' Coast mirth from Glasgow's only regular joke club.
Edinburgh
~ I The Counting House Upstairs. 32/2 West
Nicolson Street. 662 0781. Restaurant open all day. serving until 9.30pm — diners
can claim £1 reduction on theircabaret
tickets. Bar licensed until 1am. Cabaret at 10pm. £4.50(£3.50). See Fri5.
DANCE lume-
Dance performances and classes are listed by city. than alphabetically by venue. Shows will be listed . provided that details reach our ottices at least ten days betore publication. Dance Listings compiled by Marti Fisher.
. GLASGOW
Performance
I MITCHELL THEATRE Granville Street. 221 3198.
Dance Display Thurs 4—Sat 6Jul. 7.30pm. The Elma Whyte School of Dancing struts its stuff.
I THIRD EYE CENTRE 346—354 Sauchichall Street. 332 7521.
The Stamping Ground Wed Ill-Sat 13 Jul. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Second programme of new dance double-bills in a series ofthree at The Third Eye Centre. See preview. Bizarro and It's a Girl! (Oh Boy) Wed Ill—Thurs l 1 Jul. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). The X-l~'actor distort perceptions of time and space by introducing improvisation into their pre-set structures in Bizurm. while Maxine Railton and David Munro take a look at female friendship. marriage and motherhood in It's .‘1 (ifrl.
Resonances and Past Noted. Fri 12—Sat 13. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Electric Motion look at communication and relationships in an improvised piece Resonances. while Rosina Bonsu performs Past Noted first seen in Edinburgh in April.
, Classes
I DANCE FACTORY 142 Calder Street. 423 9430. Two studios providing a wide range of classes for adults and children at around £1 .50-£2.50 per session. Classes include jazz. Callanetics. aerobics. yoga. tap. ballet. rock‘n'roll and belly dancing. Phone for details.
I GLASGOW ACADEMY OF DANCE 2 6.19
I. Queen Street. 221 0750.
Ballet. jazz. tap and contemporarydance classes are held in a mirrored and barred
studio 1000 feet square. £2—£2.80.
I HILLHEAD HIGH SCHOOL Oakfield Avenue.
Callanetics and Dancercise Thurs 8pm with Karen Pasi. Phone 339 4777 for details. Jazz Thurs 6.45pm with Karen Pasi. Phone 339 4777 for details.
I MARYHILL COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTRE 35 Avenue Park Street. 673 3210. African Dance Every Thursday. 7—9pm. A beginners class for women in the dance styles front various West African areas.
I SCOTTISH BALLET STUDIOS 261 West Princes Street. 331 2931.
Jazz and contemporary dance classes are
run on aninformalbasis. £2(£1.50).
EDINBURGH
’ Classes
I ASSEMBLY ROOMS George Street. phone Dancer-in-Residence Tamsin Graingeron 2204348 for details. An impressive range ofclasses for beginners, intermediate and advanced pupils in jazz. tap. contemporary. mime. belly dance and dance improvisation. £2—£3 (£1—£2). Find out also about a number of classes run by Edinburgh Dance Project all over the city. I CRAIGLOCKHART SPORTS CENTRE 177 Colinton Road. 4430101.
A variety of adult coaching sessions are available. including women‘s activity mornings. aerobiCs. fitness training and yoga. Phone the centre for more information.
I ELCHAT A variety ofclasses and workshops in creative and contemporary dance. for all ages and abilities. are available throughout East Lothian. Phone Stephanie Selley on 031 665 3711 ext 244 for details.
I EPWORTH HALLS Nicolson Square. phone 229 1071 forinformation.
Spanish. jazz. tap and ballet classes taught by Tracy llawkes. director of Spring and a member of Khorous Dance Theatre. £2.50 (£2). Find out also about heradult ' performance group which meets and performs regularly.
I GRACEMOUNT LEISURE CENTRE 22 Gracemount Drive. 658 1940. Classesare held in ballet. tap and modern dance.
1 yoga. fitness weights. aerobics.
self-defence. gymnastics. and stretch and tone gentle exercise for beginners. intermediates and over 40s. There is a free creche available during some ofthe
é sessions. All classes are held on a casual basisfor£1.60(£1).
I PORTOBELLO TOWN HALL Portobello
‘ High Street.
Noelassesthisissue.
I ROSS THEATRE Princes Street Gardens.
f Modern Sequence Dancing Every Monday
throughout July. 7.30pm. 85p(50p).
Everyone is welcome to come along for a
weekly modern sequence dance session. Scottish Country Dancing Every Tues and Wed throughout July. 7.30pm. 85p(50p).
‘ Social dancing with a live band for people '_ ofallagesandabilities.
Old Time Dancing Every Thurs throughout
. July. 7.30pm. 85p (50p). More communal
dancing for all. I ST PHILIP'S CENTRE Logie Green Road.
phone Viv Brett 556 4743 for details.
Creative Dance torAdults Thurs s—s). 30pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). Open to anyone interested
- inexploring movement. I THE PILATES CENTRE 18A 'l‘orphicen
Street. phone Janc Paris :29 zsns for
details.
Pilates Technique Mon—Fri from 9.30am.
Sat from 10am. Prices on application. Pilates is a highly specialised form ofbody conrtol which improves posture. strength and flexibility. Jane Paris is a former professional dancer and this is the only class of its kind in Scotland.
I ST NINIAN'S CHURCH HALL Comer Bank. phone Viv Brett 556 4743 for details.
Creative Dance for Children Singing. stories. invention. relaxation. circle dancing and movement games.